WATSONVILLE -- A 25-year-old man was arrested when police found about 18 grams of methamphetamine in his pocket when he was stopped on Sudden Street near East Fifth Street, police said.

George Martinez was on probation and subject to search, police said.

He refused to stop when an officer ordered him to, and tried to evade police, but he was arrested about 10:30 p.m. Friday on suspicion of possessing drugs for sales, resisting arrest and violating probation, police said.

Jail records show he remained in County Jail on Sunday.